The new team has been assembled by invitation only and will ride a very impressive range of top bikes.
Having long been involved in the off-road scene, McConvey Cycles is branching out with the launch of a new racing team.
The Belfast store and online retailer has launched the McConvey Cycles Race Team.
While the XMTB McConvey Cycles team has specialised in MTB and cyclocross, the new race team has more of a road focus, though it will encourage its riders to tackle all disciplines.
The man behind the project and owner of McConvey Cycles, Eamon McConvey, said the team’s primary goal was to develop local riders to achieve their full potential and compete in all cycling disciplines.
The six-man team has been assembled on an invite only basis.
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It will consist of Graham Boyd, Tomasz Michalski, Stuart Ballantine, Thomas Creighton, Craig McCarthy and Scott Roberts.
The team will have full support from the McConvey Cycles staff and facilities; impressive back-up considering the business is trading over 30 years and is an approved dealer for S-Works, Specialized and Giant and is also a certified Retül bike fit centre.
The team's Specialized Tarmac for road
“For over 30 years we have been involved in the local bike scene and appreciate the importance of team support,” McConvey said.
The team is partnering with Specialized bikes and equipment, Bioracer clothing, Fenwicks bike cleaning products, Fitness Test NI for coaching and In Touch Solutions.
The riders will use Specialized Tarmac for road, Specialized Epic for MTB and Specialized Crux for cyclocross.
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With six riders to start with, the team is a real mix of youth and experience.
Boyd is one of the best MTB and cyclocross riders in the country and has a frequent visitor to the podium at the Irish XC MTB Championships in his career.
Ballantine, who is just moving out of the U23 ranks, has medalled at national and Ulster cyclocross and MTB championships in the past and has competed on the British scene many times while based in Exeter.
McConvey Racing Team's Specialized Epic for MTB
Creighton is a first-year junior and has shown a lot of promise at home and in the UK, getting himself into the top 10 in the British XC Youth Series earlier this year.
More recently he was 2nd in the junior race at the Ulster Cyclocross Championships earlier this month.
Craig McCarthy looks like a great prospect and represented Ireland at the European Cyclocross Championships this year; taking on the junior race in France in October.
Scott Roberts is racing in the U14 ranks and will look to capitalise next year on recent strong results.
Thomasz Michalski is a seasoned S1 rider and a regularly top 5 finisher in the Irish NPS.
The team's first outing was Sunday’s National Cyclocross Championships where Creighton and McCarthy were 3rd and 4th in the junior race.
McConvey Racing Team’s Specialized Crux for cyclocross
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